Enseignants
Langue
d'enseignement
d'enseignement
Anglais
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Le(s) pr茅requis de cette Unit茅 d鈥檈nseignement (UE) sont pr茅cis茅s 脿 la fin de cette fiche, en regard des programmes/formations qui proposent cette UE.
Th猫mes abord茅s
L'茅conomie industrielle couvre l'茅tude des march茅s en concurrence imparfaite. Le programme est repris ci-dessous. Chaque question th茅orique est illustr茅e par des exemples concrets. Ces exemples concernent notamment la contri-bution des fusions 脿 l'efficience 茅conomique, l'importance des politiques de pr茅dation par les prix, les effets sur les consommateurs des restrictions verticales impos茅es par les producteurs 脿 leurs distributeurs, les effets sur le bien-锚tre des consommateurs d'une meilleure information sur les prix ou sur la qualit茅 des produits, les effets de la pu-blicit茅, l'efficacit茅 des joint venture comme moyen de stimuler la recherche, l'impact de la politique de la concur-rence sur le bien-锚tre et la concurrence.
Acquis
d'apprentissage
d'apprentissage
A la fin de cette unit茅 d鈥檈nseignement, l鈥櫭﹖udiant est capable de : | |
| 1 | L'objectif de ce cours est de fournir aux 茅tudiants les connaissances de base de l'茅conomie industrielle (analyse des march茅s en concurrence imparfaite). |
Contenu
Ce cours est enseign茅 en anglais.
Course description
Industrial organization is the study of firms and markets. It focuses on firms鈥� behavior in imperfectly competitive markets. Such markets appear to be far more common than the perfectly competitive markets that were the focus of your basic microeconomics course. Imperfectly competitive markets are characterized by strategic interaction among firms: firms鈥� profits depend on the combination of the decisions taken by all firms on the market. Therefore, firms must take this interdependence into account when they make their decisions. In such contexts, we want to understand how firms acquire and use market power. We also want to shed light on government competition policy. This subject will be approached from both theoretical and applied perspectives.
Learning objectives/outcomes
At the end of the course, students should
Course description
Industrial organization is the study of firms and markets. It focuses on firms鈥� behavior in imperfectly competitive markets. Such markets appear to be far more common than the perfectly competitive markets that were the focus of your basic microeconomics course. Imperfectly competitive markets are characterized by strategic interaction among firms: firms鈥� profits depend on the combination of the decisions taken by all firms on the market. Therefore, firms must take this interdependence into account when they make their decisions. In such contexts, we want to understand how firms acquire and use market power. We also want to shed light on government competition policy. This subject will be approached from both theoretical and applied perspectives.
Learning objectives/outcomes
At the end of the course, students should
- have a deep knowledge of the basic models of oligopoly theory,
- understand how or why oligopolistic firms manage to exert market power,
- understand how governments design and apply competition policy,
- be able to apply all these concepts to real-life situations.
M茅thodes d'enseignement
Teaching is done through a mix of lectures (2 hours every week) and tutorials (in small groups; 1 hour every other week).聽Note that classes will be organized in strict accordance with the health rules and special provisions that will be in force at the time.
Modes d'茅valuation
des acquis des 茅tudiants
des acquis des 茅tudiants
The assessment of this course is based on聽a final exam, which聽covers the entirety of the course. It is organized in the January and September exam sessions. It aims at testing the student鈥檚 knowledge of the main concepts and their ability to apply these concepts through (i) the solution of numerical problems and (ii) the discussion of a real-life case study. The exact format of the exam will be decided in due time, in strict accordance with the health rules and special provisions that will be in force.
Autres infos
It is assumed that the student has taken 'ECGE1222 - Micro茅conomie' (or equivalent). The student should be comfortable with applying calculus and should have a rudimentary knowledge of game theory, as is introduced in 'ECGE1222 - Micro茅conomie' or as is further covered in 'ECGE1333 - Th茅orie des jeux et 茅conomie de l'information'. For those who have not taken a course in game theory, we will have a review of important concepts as well as one class dedicated to solving game theory problems.
Ressources
en ligne
en ligne
A Moodle website is dedicated to the course.聽The slides, most of the readings, and supplementary material are made available on the site. The site is also be used to send course related information.
Bibliographie
The course will rely heavily on the required textbook by Paul Belleflamme and Martin Peitz, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015; 1st edition, 2010).
Additional readings (typically news articles) may be posted on the Moodle website.
Students are encouraged to scan the business sections of magazines and newspapers such as , , and for articles relevant to the course topics.
Additional readings (typically news articles) may be posted on the Moodle website.
Students are encouraged to scan the business sections of magazines and newspapers such as , , and for articles relevant to the course topics.
Facult茅 ou entit茅
en charge
en charge
Programmes / formations proposant cette unit茅 d'enseignement (UE)
Intitul茅 du programme
Sigle
颁谤茅诲颈迟蝉
笔谤茅谤别辩耻颈蝉
Acquis
d'apprentissage
d'apprentissage
Approfondissement en sciences math茅matiques
Mineure d'acc猫s au master en 茅conomie